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DIVORCE AMENDMENT BILL TABLED, WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPLICATIONS FOR MUSLIM MARRIAGES
- 21 July 2023
- Parliament
- SA Legal Academy
A Divorce Amendment Bill has been tabled in Parliament with the aim of addressing widespread concerns about the vulnerability of women and minor children affected by the dissolution of a Muslim marriage.
Building on provisions in a piece of proposed new legislation tabled in December 2022 by Al Jama-ah leader Ganief Hendricks, the new Bill responds to a June 2022 Constitutional Court ruling by seeking to provide for:
- ‘the recognition of Muslim marriages as valid’
- measures to safeguard the interests of dependent and minor children
- the redistribution of assets following the dissolution of a marriage and,
- ‘the forfeiture of (the) patrimonial benefits of a Muslim marriage’.
Please click the links below for more information:
- Bill
- Constitutional Court ruling
- 2022 private member’s Bill
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch
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